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Definition of Affording
1. afford [v] - See also: afford
Lexicographical Neighbors of Affording
Literary usage of Affording
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"... the greater part of which was sold in the country, affording to the planters
a very considerable source in money, wherewith to pay island contingencies, ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"affording as it does highly favorable conditions for the growth of tropical and
subtropical plants under natural conditions, it has yielded most important ..."
3. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1882)
"This mass of cottony fiber is filled with a great amount of granular matter, for
the purpose, it may be, of affording sustenance to the young insects within ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... Pope Benedict XIII wished to transfer him to some position of greater
responsibility affording a wider field for the display of his powers and activity, ..."
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